Øystein Jensen

RESEARCH INTERESTS

General issues of public international law, with a particular focus on law of the sea and international institutional law. Geographic focus on the Polar Regions, especially Norway’s maritime areas. Current substantive research foci include the role of courts and tribunals in the law of the sea, the establishment of maritime limits and boundaries, the role of expert regimes in international law and the Svalbard Treaty.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE

Academic background

Full professor competence (2020)
PhD, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo (2013)
Cand. jur, University of Oslo (2005)

Professional experience

Professor of Law, University of South-Eastern Norway (since 2020)
Associate Professor of Law, University of South-Eastern Norway (2019-2020)
Associate Member of the International Law Association's International Committee on 'Baselines under the International Law of the Sea', Norwegian branch representative (2012-2018).
Guest Researcher, Faculty of Law, Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo (2011).
Research Assistant, Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow and Research Professor, Fridtjof Nansen Institute (since 2004).

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BOOKS

Svalbardtraktaten 100 år - et jubileumsskrift ('The Svalbard Treaty 100 Year')

Irene Dahl and Øystein Jensen (eds)

Fagbokforlaget, 2020, 300 p. In Norwegian.
The Development of the Law of the Sea Convention: The Role of International Courts and Tribunals

Øystein Jensen (ed)

Edward Elgar, 2020, 280 p.

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND CHAPTERS

Reflections

Øystein Jensen

In Øystein Jensen (ed), The Development of the Law of the Sea Convention: The Role of International Courts and Tribunals. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, pp. 262-267.
General Introduction

Øystein Jensen

In Øystein Jensen (ed), The Development of the Law of the Sea Convention: The Role of International Courts and Tribunals. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020, pp. 1-13.
The Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian Sovereignty

Øystein Jensen

Arctic Review on Law and Politics, Vol 11, 2020, pp. 82-107
Svalbard og havområdene – nye utenrikspolitiske utfordringer for Norge? ('Svalbard and the Surrounding Ocean Spaces - New Foreign Policy Challenges for Norway?')

Øystein Jensen and Arild Moe

Internasjonal Politikk, No 4, Vol 78, 2020, pp. 511-522. In Norwegian.
Svalbardtraktaten 100 år ('The Svalbard Treaty 100 years')

Øystein Jensen and Irene Dahl

In Irene Dahl and Øystein Jensen (eds), Svalbardtraktaten 100 år - et jubileumsskrift. Fagbokforlaget, 2020, pp. 9-17. In Norwegian.